Aboriginal Mental Health Traineeship

About the role

 Latrobe Regional Health are offering an Aboriginal Mental Health Traineeship, The Mental Health Traineeship is a three-year rotational training program within the Latrobe Regional Health Mental Health Services.

This position is available only to persons of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander decent under the special measures provision, Section 12 (1) of the equal opportunity act 2010 Victoria.The traineeship program will provide full time employment and support the successful applicant to complete a three-year full time Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health) degree at Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga Campus commencing in 2026. The position supports the applicant to undergo supervised workplace training and clinical placements a total of 17 weeks over three years. It requires study to be completed via distance education including four, week long residential intensives per annum.

About you

There are no formal qualifications required for this traineeship but you will need

· A police check

· A working with Children’s check

· A Current Victorian Drivers Licence is essential. 

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork across the hospital.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing services.

Interested, but want more information? Please contact Ashleigh Hartwig - Psychiatric Nurse, Consultant Education and Training Unit at Ashleigh.Hartwig@lrh.com.au or phone 03 5173 8509 for a confidential discussion. 

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes.

With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion recently completed, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, a larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website: www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey by submitting your application.

Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume. We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications close 4th August 2025.

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide an original valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and all staff employed in the Victorian healthcare sector are required to have current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.

Diversity and inclusion

We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8653.